30 Years Planet Mu

silent green presents

Planet Mu
In 1995 Mike Paradinas founded Planet Mu, a label that has built up a formidable catalog of visionary, forward-looking records, mapping virtually every corner of the electronic spectrum and releasing music by projects such as Jlin, Venetian Snares, Vladislav Delay, Luke Vibert or Sinjin Hawke & Zora Jones just to name a few. The imprint continues to be a driving force in the electronic music scene, consistently pushing boundaries and championing innovative sounds.
 

µ-Ziq
Mike Paradinas needs no introduction: Under a slew of aliases, chief among them μ-Ziq, the British artist revolutionized leftfield electronic music in the 1990s, while adopting side pseudonyms like Jake Slazenger and collaborating with Aphex Twin in 1996 on the album Mike and Rich.
 

Meemo Comma
Meemo Comma is the alias of Brighton born Lara Rix-Martin who previously recorded as part of the Heterotic duo on Planet Mu. They started Objects Limited featuring under-represented genders in 2016.

Xylitol
Xylitol is the alias of Catherine Backhouse, producer and DJ under the name DJ Bunnyhausen. She was a resident DJ at Kosmische, the now dormant Krautrock club and is a fan of jungle and hardcore. She currently co-hosts the radio show Slav To The Rhythm, which focuses on vintage central and eastern European pop and electronica and she’s also co-writing a book on Yugoslavian pop culture.

Kuedo
Kuedo is the alias of Jamie Teasdale, formerly one half of the duo Vex’d, whose 2005 album Degenerate re-wrote the uk bass rulebook. Kuedo’s acclaimed 2011 debut album Severant astonished critics once again with its futuristic synthscapes and its footwork and trap rhythms. In 2016 Kuedo released his follow-up Slow Knife delving further into emotional filmscapes and anxious atmospheres.

Wednesday, June 21
Betonhalle
Doors: 7 pm / Start: 8 pm
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